Sirius Aviation Capital acquires 2 Airbus A320 aircraft

Published: Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates–Global aircraft asset manager Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings Limited headquartered in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) announced its acquisition of two (2) single-aisle, mid-life aircraft, bringing the total fleet under its management to 19 aircraft on lease globally across 11 airline customers.

The aircraft were purchased from a major Japanese JOL investor and BOC Aviation, a member of Bank of China Group.Sirius says the acquisition underpins its investment strategy of acquiring in-demand, single-aisle, mid-life aircraft that are on lease to strong airline credits globally.

“We are extremely pleased with the acquisition of these aircraft on lease to top tier airline credits availing of the attractive returns available in mid-life single aisle aircraft leasing,” said Edward Coughlan, Chief Commercial Officer & Deputy CEO of Sirius.

The aircraft, a 2009 build Airbus A320 on lease to Air France and a 2013 build Airbus A320 on lease to IBERIA.